Solid–liquid iron partitioning in Earth’s deep mantle

Denis Andrault (), Sylvain Petitgirard, Giacomo Lo Nigro, Jean-Luc Devidal, Giulia Veronesi, Gaston Garbarino and Mohamed Mezouar
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Denis Andrault: Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS, IRD, 63038 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Sylvain Petitgirard: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
Giacomo Lo Nigro: Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS, IRD, 63038 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Jean-Luc Devidal: Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS, IRD, 63038 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Giulia Veronesi: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
Gaston Garbarino: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
Mohamed Mezouar: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France

Nature, 2012, vol. 487, issue 7407, 354-357

Abstract: Iron in partially molten rocks under deep-mantle conditions partitions into the melt phase less than previously reported, suggesting that melt generated near the core–mantle boundary should segregate upwards.

Date: 2012
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